Steph
Wang
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Graphic Design
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Floral Fables: Gardens of Affectivity, Fall 2023
Part-narrative, part-field guide, this project takes on the form of a physical book featuring two separate kinds of binding methods to reflect both its narrative qualities and close connections to the natural world. The spine has a chain stitch bind that allows the book to be flipped horizontally. Every plant featured within the texts has a corresponding hand-drawn illustration displayed in a separate index section at the back of the book, which is vertically wire bound in a manner similar to that of a steno pad, reminiscent of field drawings made by biologists and naturalists researching botany.
I not only want to be just a compiler of the book’s contents, but also utilize graphic design as a tool to add my own interpretation to each piece of writing and the emotions they represent. Every piece of text has a unique typographic interpretation that correlates to the emotions that they elicit from readers.
A three-part vertical poster series highlighting the effects of climate change, with texts sourced from NYT op ed “I Am in Love With Flowers That Are Ruined” by Margaret Renki. I created hand-cut typography stencils, which were printed onto the posters in increasing levels of opacity using a brayer and printmaking ink.
I enjoy incorporating analogue, non-digital processes in my design work, so for these images I collected flowers from around Yale campus, dried and pressed them over a period of two weeks, then manipulated them through an active photo scanner before fine-tuning them in Photoshop.
SPOT Magazine, Spring 2023
a magazine made in response to racial descrimination within the fashion editorial industry
featuring articles written by BIPOC women
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featuring articles written by BIPOC women
Eiko Type Specimen Poster, Spring 2023
made for the typeface “Eiko” by Pangram Pangram Type Foundry
inspired by the hectic liveliness of Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing
made for the typeface “Eiko” by Pangram Pangram Type Foundry
inspired by the hectic liveliness of Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing
Mindfulness Poster Series, Fall 2022
a three-part advocacy poster series
visually depicting various breathing teachniques
a three-part advocacy poster series
visually depicting various breathing teachniques
Original Typeface: Snippet, Fall 2022
modular design created using a 2x3 rectangular grid
modular design created using a 2x3 rectangular grid
Typographical Posters, Fall 2023
Preliminary poster experimentations for Margaret Renki’s NYT op ed “I am in Love with Flowers That Are Ruined”
Preliminary poster experimentations for Margaret Renki’s NYT op ed “I am in Love with Flowers That Are Ruined”
Print/Illustration/Collage
Dried flowers, printmaking ink
Video Animations
Profound Symbiosis, Fall 2023
looping stop-motion animation filmed through the lens of a microscope
this GIF explores the materiality of seed-embedded paper and its connections to the natural world
looping stop-motion animation filmed through the lens of a microscope
this GIF explores the materiality of seed-embedded paper and its connections to the natural world
A Mindful Minute,
Spring 2023
hand-illustrated stop-motion animation highlighting the importance of meditation and mindfulness
Installations
Color Attack!, 2022
plywood, wires, yarn, crocheted granny squares
Sculptural piece displayed at the Yale Sculpture Building on 36 Edgewood Avenue. I was inspired by the colorful works of Josef Albers, a long-time educator for the university during his artistic career, as well as the practice of “yarn bombing”, a guerilla street art involving covering industrial objects in crocheted and knitted materials.
plywood, wires, yarn, crocheted granny squares
Sculptural piece displayed at the Yale Sculpture Building on 36 Edgewood Avenue. I was inspired by the colorful works of Josef Albers, a long-time educator for the university during his artistic career, as well as the practice of “yarn bombing”, a guerilla street art involving covering industrial objects in crocheted and knitted materials.
DigiQuilt, 2023
old clothes, sewing thread, projector, laptop, bluetooth mouse
A web billboard made in collaboration with fellow classmate Karela Palazio using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. We were influenced by the record-keeping practice of making mood blankets. Visual depictions of 100 human emotions were created, and gallery visitors were able to project their own emotional state onto a physical quilt. This installation was displayed at Yale’s Edgewood Gallery in April 2023.
old clothes, sewing thread, projector, laptop, bluetooth mouse
A web billboard made in collaboration with fellow classmate Karela Palazio using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. We were influenced by the record-keeping practice of making mood blankets. Visual depictions of 100 human emotions were created, and gallery visitors were able to project their own emotional state onto a physical quilt. This installation was displayed at Yale’s Edgewood Gallery in April 2023.
Blue Dress, 2023
coat hanger, dress, nail polish, eyeshadow, ashes, paint
Site-specific performance piece about the loss of feminine body autonomy, broken human connections, and the transgression of physical boundaries. Created over the span of two hours in response to Yale’s restrictive and contradictory Title IX policies.
Made with the help of emerging new friendships, thank you to those who listened and supported me throughout this process. ︎
coat hanger, dress, nail polish, eyeshadow, ashes, paint
Site-specific performance piece about the loss of feminine body autonomy, broken human connections, and the transgression of physical boundaries. Created over the span of two hours in response to Yale’s restrictive and contradictory Title IX policies.
Made with the help of emerging new friendships, thank you to those who listened and supported me throughout this process. ︎
Handmade with Love ︎
About Me
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Hi there! I'm Stephanie. I am an undergraduate student at Yale University studying Graphic Design and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. I was born and raised in Queens, NYC, but I have also spent some time studying in Shanghai, China.
My work as an artist centers around vulnerability, regardless of medium. Long, tangling strands of yarn, crisp,freshly printed stacks of posters, RGB pixels on computer screens, they are all tools I utilize to present snippets of myself to my audiences: my joys, pains, and triumphs. As a queer woman of color and daughter of Chinese immigrants, I am on a continuous journey of exploring my personal identity, embracing my fears and anxieties, and reconciling with pains of the past. I strive to utilize my artistic practice as a way for myself and others to reflect upon the human experience in all its glory, to appreciate even the smallest moments of happiness, and to provide respite from sorrow and loss.
My work as an artist centers around vulnerability, regardless of medium. Long, tangling strands of yarn, crisp,freshly printed stacks of posters, RGB pixels on computer screens, they are all tools I utilize to present snippets of myself to my audiences: my joys, pains, and triumphs. As a queer woman of color and daughter of Chinese immigrants, I am on a continuous journey of exploring my personal identity, embracing my fears and anxieties, and reconciling with pains of the past. I strive to utilize my artistic practice as a way for myself and others to reflect upon the human experience in all its glory, to appreciate even the smallest moments of happiness, and to provide respite from sorrow and loss.
I am also interested in documenting the human process of metamorphosis through transformative periods in one’s lifetime; specifically how we as people are constantly being reshaped by our experiences, broken down by moments of fear, pain, and anger, and then rebuilt on a molecular level. I explore how our very being is reconstructed during formative events: the unraveling of our soul, the struggle to keep afloat, and the eventual moment of long-awaited growth. My work is a celebration of life’s unpredictabilities, a reminder to lean in and embrace the hard times, and learning to surf their torrential waters instead of drowning.
︎I am currently based in New Haven, where I live with my little orange cat Miso! When I am not in my art studio, you can find me preserving and pinning insects in the lab, knitting, powerlifting in the gym, or training for my first half-marathon!
︎I am currently based in New Haven, where I live with my little orange cat Miso! When I am not in my art studio, you can find me preserving and pinning insects in the lab, knitting, powerlifting in the gym, or training for my first half-marathon!